Ted James announces run for Baton Rouge mayor | State Politics
Former State Rep. Ted James announced Thursday he is running for Baton Rouge mayor-president in this fall’s election against incumbent Sharon Weston-Broome. James, a Democrat, announced his bid to run under the slogan “TrusTED” Thursday morning at the McKinley High School Alumni Center before a crowd of residents, supporters and media members. His candidacy had […]
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FBI investigation into New Orleans mayor intensifies: report | Local Politics
Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the parade grand marshal, served as grand marshal for the Treme Sidewalk Steppers’ 28th annual parade in February 2022. Her image consultant, Tanya Haynes, paid hundreds in cash for the white suit she wore, said Brad Lockett, who tailored the outfit. Lockett said making the suit was his only interaction with the […]
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell faces dilemma in NOPD chief selection | Local Politics
Surrounded by personal controversies and struggling with a dismal approval rating spurred by rising crime, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has a big decision ahead of her that could define her final three years in office. Cantrell must select a successor to retiring Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson, who said Tuesday he will step down later […]
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Stephanie Grace: “Candidate quality” elections are all the rage this year, but not here in Louisiana | Columnist Stephanie Grace | #elections | #alabama
The congressional midterm elections are rapidly approaching, and among those handicapping future control of the U.S. Senate, “candidate quality” is one the season’s buzz phrases. As in, are the GOP’s candidates in key swing states unfit enough to allow Democrats to keep their ever-so-slim majority? Put another way, are there enough voters who in a […]
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John Bel Edwards talks bipartisanship with Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas | Legislature
Gov. John Bel Edwards is a Democrat who likes to trumpet his willingness to work with Republicans. It makes sense in a state where Republicans hold all the levels of power except the governor’s office. So, Edwards seemed at home on Thursday when he appeared with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at the Heartland Summit in […]
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Challenge to Louisiana congressional maps opens; groups seek 2nd majority-Black district | Courts | #elections | #alabama
A challenge to Louisiana’s newly drawn congressional maps opened Monday in federal court, with a coalition of civil rights groups hoping judges will eventually do what legislators wouldn’t: create a second majority-Black district. Louisiana has six congressional districts, and the plaintiffs say the Legislature illegally diluted the voting power of Black residents by leaving the state with […]
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